And just as I post about waiting for my grade, the grade comes. I was pretty nervous to submit my first ever university written assignment, but the results just came in and I passed - nice news to get on the first day of my vacation.

Today is the first official day of my summer vacation. I’m sitting in Leijon, drinking a morning coffee can I write this. It’s been a pretty crazy 7 months. I haven’t written much lately - first out of diverted focus, later out of stubbornness.

I recently got to attend the inaugural Peter Wallensteen Lecture at Humanistiska Teatern. When I originally signed up it already had a waiting list, but I luckily got an email about a spot opening up just a few days before. The series is intended to honor department founder Peter Wallensteen and this first lecture was deliverd by Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell.

I’ve been a bit off the map with local activities. Partly because of the Mallorca trip, but partly because I was spending the last few weeks cross stitching furiously in all of my spare time. I had the idea to cross stitch a custom design for P’s Birthday, which also happened to be on Valborg.

I’ve been a bit off the map with local activities. Partly because of the Mallorca trip, but partly because I was spending the last few weeks cross stitching furiously in all of my spare time. I had the idea to cross stitch a custom design as a Birthday present in April.